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Rubio Offers CHIPS Act Amendments Targeting China
As part of the ongoing U.S. legislative debate over the CHIPS Act of 2022, a piece of legislation that would, among other things, provide over US$50 billion to the domestic semiconductor industry, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced three amendments that would "address critical errors and omissions
Republican U.S. Senators Press TikTok on Data Issues
A few days after a letter by some Republican Senators to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Biden Administration’s "delayed plan to combat national security risks associated with TikTok," a different group of Republican Senators has now written to TikTok with questions about the company's
FCC Letter Updates Congress on Reimbursements for Replacing Chinese Telecom Infrastructure
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel sent a letter to key members of Congress reiterating the need for additional funding on reimbursements for replacing Chinese telecom equipment and providing updates on reimbursement applications received to date.
Senator Rubio Urges FCC To Further Restrict Chinese Telecom Companies
In a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) requested the FCC "to ensure dangerous Chinese telecommunications firms present in the U.S. are unable to evade restrictions and impair American national security."
FCC Adds Two Chinese Telecom Companies to National Security List
Last Friday, the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau added equipment and services from two Chinese companies, China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA Inc. (as well as one Russian company) to its list of communications equipment and services "that have been deemed a
Measures and Trade Concerns Related to China Discussed at November 2021 TBT Committee Meeting
At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on November 10-12, 2021, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns” about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.
FCC Revokes Telecom Services Authority for Two Chinese Companies
Yesterday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked the authority that had previously been granted to two Chinese telecoms companies to operate certain telecom services in the United States.